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Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL trade, Nathan MacKinnon Stanley Cup parade

It was a pretty good day to be a Canadian on Saturday. Team Canada survived a Finland comeback to win the World Juniors in overtime, and Nathan MacKinnon had an entire city parade in Halifax. Russia and Belarus remain banned from international play. Philadephia Flyers fans are looking side-eyed at Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall as the Penguins signed a former Flyers draft pick. And for all of the Penguins trade talk this summer, this week showed us the price to move salary. Can the Penguins afford the going rates on the NHL trade market?

Oh, and Kenny Pickett lit up Twitter like a Christmas tree with a near-perfect performance.

***This is kind of a big deal: You should watch WPXI’s Final Word tonight. I’ll be on the show with Tim Benz and Chris Carter. It’s not yet announced (this doesn’t count), but the Sports Now PGH family will be doing a lot of TV work, and our stories will appear on the WPXI webpage. It’s a pretty big deal for us. So, watch Final Word after the news tonight. Then yell at me on Twitter later!

The brand keeps growing. …and GROWING.

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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins signed college free agent and former Flyers draft pick (selected by Hextall), Jack St. Ivany. Penguins Prospects.

The Calgary Flames set the market price. Want to move salary? Pay up with a first-round pick. We heard whispers a first-rounder was the price and the Sean Monahan trade confirmed it. The Penguins are one of 8-10 teams over the salary cap. Should they pay the NHL trade market price? Penguins trade.

Steelers Now (+): The takeaways from Jacksonville. Mitch Trubisky had to run for his life, and Kenny Pickett was nearly perfect. Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Of course, idiots had to be idiots. There was a brawl in the stands between Steelers and Jaguars fans. If you want to see the video and get the story–here it is. Steelers fans fight.

Pittsburgh Baseball Now: Ji-hwan Bae continues to impress at AAA. Another 2-for-4 night with a homer. The full rundown on the Pirates farm system: Pittsburgh Pirates prospects.

NHL News & National Hockey Now:

Colorado Hockey Now: Postcards from Halifax. Nathan MacKinnon brought the Stanley Cup, and it was a city-wide party. Parades and all of the fixings. Colorado Avalanche.

TSN: Oh Canada! The officiating may have been a little home cooking; That thought crossed Finnish reporters’ minds. Canada squandered a 2-0 lead in the third but won gold in OT.

Sweden won bronze.

Washington Hockey Now: You won’t see Russia in the WJCs or Worlds in 2023. Nor Belarus. The IIHF continued its ban on the countries because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia banned.

Alex Ovechkin doesn’t have No. 8 on his hockey bag. It has the number 69. (insert giggle here). There was a legit reason for not using 8, but I’ll make you click on Sammi’s story to find out. Washington Capitals.

Montreal Hockey Now: Logan Mailloux was not a popular figure in Montreal despite being drafted in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft. He had that “incident” in Sweden in which he Snapchatted a photo from an encounter with a local woman and tagged her on the photo as he sent it to teammates. Mailloux paid his price in Sweden but was suspended from the OHL indefinitely. He’s undergoing counseling, and the question is — will he be able to attend training camp? Montreal Canadiens.

Philly Hockey Now: Two Flyers prospects won gold, and Flyers fans are again side-eying Ron Hextall for signing former Flyers draft pick St. Ivany. You gotta enjoy that, right? Philadelphia Flyers.

Detroit: Sometimes sports bettors lose their minds. David Perron is on the board for the Hart Trophy?! Detroit Red Wings.